Shane Watson
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Shane Watson is a former Australian international cricketer renowned as a powerful all-rounder in limited-overs formats and a key contributor to multiple ICC tournament victories.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shane Watson canonical | 3 |
| Shane Robert Watson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3870055 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Shane Watson Context triple: [Watson, hasNotableBearer, Shane Watson]
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A.
Cameron Bairstow
Cameron Bairstow is an Australian professional basketball player and former New Mexico Lobos standout who briefly played in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls.
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B.
David Warner
David Warner is a prominent Australian international cricketer known for his aggressive left-handed opening batting and significant contributions across all formats of the game.
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C.
David Warner
David Warner was an English character actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in genre classics such as horror, science fiction, and historical dramas.
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D.
Steve Smith
Steve Smith is a main character from the animated television series "American Dad!", portrayed as the socially awkward yet good-hearted teenage son of the Smith family.
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E.
Steve Smith
Steve Smith is a highly respected American high school basketball coach best known for building Oak Hill Academy into a national powerhouse program that has produced numerous NBA players.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shane Watson Target entity description: Shane Watson is a former Australian international cricketer renowned as a powerful all-rounder in limited-overs formats and a key contributor to multiple ICC tournament victories.
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A.
Cameron Bairstow
Cameron Bairstow is an Australian professional basketball player and former New Mexico Lobos standout who briefly played in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls.
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B.
David Warner
David Warner is a prominent Australian international cricketer known for his aggressive left-handed opening batting and significant contributions across all formats of the game.
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C.
David Warner
David Warner was an English character actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in genre classics such as horror, science fiction, and historical dramas.
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D.
Steve Smith
Steve Smith is a Canadian drummer best known as a longtime member of the rock band Journey.
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E.
Steve Smith
Steve Smith is a main character from the animated television series "American Dad!", portrayed as the socially awkward yet good-hearted teenage son of the Smith family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
all-rounder
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cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| achievement |
scored an ODI double century for Australia
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scored centuries in all three international formats ⓘ |
| battingPosition |
opening batsman in limited-overs
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top-order batsman ⓘ |
| battingStyle | right-handed ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | right-arm fast-medium ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1981-06-17 ⓘ |
| formatDebut |
One Day International cricket
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Test cricket ⓘ Twenty20 International cricket ⓘ |
| fullName |
Shane Watson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Shane Robert Watson
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| knownFor |
all-round performances in ICC tournaments
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medium-fast seam bowling ⓘ powerful batting in limited-overs cricket ⓘ |
| league |
Big Bash League (historical)
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surface form:
Big Bash League
Indian Premier League ⓘ Pakistan Super League ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| odiCapNumber | 140 ⓘ |
| odiDebutYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ipswich, Queensland
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surface form:
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
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| playedForDomesticTeam |
New South Wales
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Queensland ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ |
| playedForNationalTeam | Australia national cricket team ⓘ |
| playedForT20Franchise |
Chennai Super Kings
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Islamabad United ⓘ Quetta Gladiators ⓘ Rajasthan Royals ⓘ Royal Challengers Bengaluru ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sydney Thunder ⓘ |
| postRetirementActivity |
T20 franchise coach
ⓘ
cricket commentator ⓘ |
| retiredFromFormat |
One Day International
ⓘ
surface form:
ODI cricket
T20I cricket ⓘ Test cricket ⓘ |
| role | batting all-rounder ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| t20iCapNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| t20iDebutYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| testCapNumber | 389 ⓘ |
| testDebutYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| wasPlayerOfTheTournament |
2009 ICC Champions Trophy
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surface form:
ICC Champions Trophy 2009
2012 ICC World Twenty20 ⓘ
surface form:
ICC World T20 2012
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| wonTournament |
2006 ICC Champions Trophy
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surface form:
ICC Champions Trophy 2006
2009 ICC Champions Trophy ⓘ
surface form:
ICC Champions Trophy 2009
2007 Cricket World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
ICC Cricket World Cup 2007
2015 Cricket World Cup ⓘ
surface form:
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shane Watson Description of subject: Shane Watson is a former Australian international cricketer renowned as a powerful all-rounder in limited-overs formats and a key contributor to multiple ICC tournament victories.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shane Robert Watson